Judge unseals heavily redacted trove of evidence in Trump’s 2020 election interference case

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 19, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case made public Friday a heavily redacted trove of documents that provide a small glimpse into the evidence prosecutors will present if the case ever goes to trial. The nearly 1,900 pages of documents collected by special counsel Jack Smith’s team were initially filed under seal to help U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan decide what allegations can proceed to trial following the Supreme Court opinion in July that conferred broad immunity on former presidents for official...

Republicans say they’re appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 18, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge’s ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia’s State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.” The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party are appealing a ruling from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, who ruled Wednesday that the State Election Board did not have the authority to pass the rules and ordered it to immediately inform all state and local election officials that the rules are void and not to be...

Lawsuit seeks to invalidate Florida’s abortion rights ballot measure

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 17, 2024. Posted in Election 2024, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, News, Politics.

A group of anti-abortion advocates is asking the courts to invalidate a proposed abortion rights amendment on Florida’s November ballot, seizing on a state report that accuses the measure’s backers of engaging in “widespread petition fraud.” The plaintiffs, represented by former Florida Supreme Court Justice Alan Lawson, filed suit Wednesday in state court alleging Amendment 4 sponsor Floridians Protecting Freedom failed to meet signature requirements to place the amendment on the ballot when the suspected fraud is considered. Floridians Protecting Freedom has denied any wrongdoing, calling...

Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ask judge to release identities of his accusers

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 16, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked a New York judge Tuesday to force prosecutors to disclose the names of his accusers in his sex trafficking case. The lawyers wrote in a letter to a Manhattan federal court judge that the hip-hop music maker needs to know the identities of his alleged victims so he can prepare adequately for trial. Last week, a May 5 trial date was set for Combs. He has pleaded not guilty. A spokesperson for prosecutors declined comment. Combs, 54, remains incarcerated without bail after his Sept. 16 federal sex trafficking arrest. His...

School plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 15, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News, Space.

By AMY TAXIN LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world. The so-called “Moon Tree” — grown with seeds that were flown around the moon — was wheeled out in a wagon accompanied by several students carrying shovels to help dig its new home at Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School in Lake Forest. The school, which has roughly 500 students in grades K-12, was among those selected to receive a seedling for a giant sequoia that was grown with seeds flown on NASA’s Artemis I...

Pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins California contest

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 15, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row. Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minnesota, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms) to clinch the victory at the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco. His winning gourd came in at 2,471 pounds (1,121 kilograms), falling short of the world record he set last year with a pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds (1,247...

Federal judge rejects request to temporarily halt Florida law banning ‘fake’ meat

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 12, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A federal judge Friday rejected a request by a California-based company for a preliminary injunction against a new law banning the sale and manufacturing of “cultivated” meat in Florida. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker, who held a hearing Monday, issued a 21-page decision denying the preliminary-injunction motion. UPSIDE Foods, Inc., filed a lawsuit in August challenging the constitutionality of the law, which was approved this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature. The law makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to sell or manufacture cultivated meat, often known as lab-grown...

State health agency denies license for new abortion clinic in Florida

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 12, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration on Friday denied a license for a new Pensacola abortion clinic, rejecting a recommendation by an administrative law judge who said the application should be approved. Agency Secretary Jason Weida signed a 49-page final order that cited a “pattern of deficient performance” at a now-closed Louisiana clinic with ties to the proposed Pensacola facility. Administrative Law Judge Yolonda Green on Aug. 28 recommended that a license should be issued to July Medical Services, LLC, which applied in March 2023 to operate a clinic that...

Hurricane Milton evacuees return to barrier islands to pick up pieces

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 12, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Hurricane forecast, Hurricane Tracks, Latest Headlines, News, Storms & Hurricanes, Weather.

LIDO KEY — Less than 48 hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, many residents were returning to the barrier islands off of Sarasota for the first time since evacuating earlier in the week. Late Friday morning, cars flowed freely over the John Ringling Causeway leading from Sarasota onto St. Armands Key, a few hours after Sarasota Police re-opened the roads to the barrier islands. Just over the bridge, people were assessing damage in St. Armands Circle, a central dining and shopping area on the island. Normally a pristine, bustling part of the island, sidewalks in St....

Reggaeton singer El Taiger dead at 37 after being shot in the head

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on October 11, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, News Obituaries.

Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger died Thursday at the age of 37, one week after he was found in Miami with a gunshot wound to the head. The singer, who was born José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, died Thursday afternoon, according to a statement posted on his Instagram Story. His family thanked the staff at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital for trying to save his life and thanked his fans for their unwavering support. “These last few days have been incredibly difficult for those who loved him, and the support received from around the world has meant a lot,” the statement read. “While this news...

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